The Science of Discworld
Ebury Press
2nd Edition
Published on 2. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-09-188657-8 (ISBN)
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Description
When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic. The Universe, of course, is our own. And Roundworld is Earth. As the wizards watch their accidental creation grow, we follow the story of our universe from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond. Through this original Terry Pratchett story (with intervening chapters from Cohen and Stewart) we discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. Yet, paradoxically, we see how the richness of a universe based on rules, has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip of what was going on.
Reviews / Votes
"The hard science is as gripping as the fiction" The Times "An irreverent but genuinely profound romp through the history and philosophy of science, cunningly disguised as a collection of funny stories about wizards and mobile luggage. More that that, it offers a fresh look at the place that humans hold in the history of the planet" -- Richard Wentk FrontiersMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-188657-8 (9780091886578)
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Persons
Terry Pratchett is the bestselling author of the Discworld novels. Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. Jack Cohen is a biologist and science writer.